United Airlines

May 23, 1985|By Deanne Brandon

TALK, TALK, TALK. United Airlines and its 5,000 striking pilots were back at the bargaining table Wednesday, the third day of federally mediated talks to end a contract dispute. At issue: United's proposed two-tier wage scale, which would pay lower salaries to newly hired pilots. The Air Line Pilots Association argues that the proposal would result in disparities in pay and dissension in the cockpit. Progress report: A spokesman for the union said he had not ''seen any movement'' toward ending the six-day-old walkout. United, the nation's largest airline, said it planned 209 flights Wednesday -- about 13.5 percent of its normal daily schedule of 1,550.